Those seeking alternatives to Adobe Lightroom's catalog system as a means of organizing their digital libraries may want to give serious thought to digiKam, an open source app that runs on a number of operating systems including Windows, MacOs, and Linux. According to its website, it allows users to import photos and videos directly from cameras as well as from storage devices and then organize them into albums where they can be tagged, labeled and rated. DigiKam is free to download and has recently released a major new update, numbered version 7.7.
Believing that what is most important in keeping track of photos is an organized mind, I personally have never felt any great need to catalog my digital images and have instead always been careful to file them in folders where they can be easily located during a quick systematic search in Adobe Bridge. Still, for those who need additional help, digiKam may prove a useful tool. I will probably download it myself at some point if only to explore its features.
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